I really do practice benign neglect. I’m a big fan of NOT watering flowers until the really need it. Outside is a different issue because a plant in the soil has lots of drainage and water doesn’t build up and turn the soil to mud. But potted plants have very limited drainage and things like cactus need to be dry more than wet.

They finished yesterday. The last two blossoms simply wrinkled up and are gone. I got a lot of weeks from them, but it ended in a hurry. I watered them — though they were dust dry. and I thought if I pushed them any harder they’d probably die. There’s a balance between pushing growth — and killing them. I decided to not kill them. I knew watering them would probably end the blooming, but you have to know when enough is enough.

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